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Trade card for J. & P. Coats' Best Six Cord Thread 50, location unknown, 1879

GUSN

GUSN-354511

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Description

A figure in tartan and an Uncle Sam figure in top hat and striped trousers carry a medal which reads "Republique Française," in the card image. There is a ship in the background. The caption reads "They Return." The card verso text reads "Prize medals awarded at Philadelphia 1876, Paris 1878 and 1867, Vienna 1873, London 1862."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
thread
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.04.03.039

Image Dimensions

2 1/2 x 3 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Record Details

Originator

J. & P. Coats (Publisher)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Notions (Merchandise)
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)

Description Level

Item

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